Horn-tip for cattle



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' P. JOHNSON.

HORN TIP FOR CATTLE.

NO. 373,776. Patentqd Nov. 22,1887.

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, zen of the United States, residing at Renville,

UNITED STATES PAT NT OFFICE.

PETER JOHNSON, OF RENVILLE, MINNESOTA.

HORN-TIP FO R CATTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 373,776, dated November 22, 1887.

I Application filed May 18, 1887. Serial No. 238,632. (No model.)

.To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PETER J OHNSON, a citiin the county of Renville and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horn-Tips for Cattle; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention is a device to be secured to the horns of vicious cattle to prevent them from goring others; and it consists in the novel con struction and arrangement of its parts, as hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows the device attached to the horns of a steer. Fig. 2 is a facev view of one half of the device, the other half being exactly similar thereto. Fig. 3is a sectional view of Fig. 2, cut on the line a m. Fig. at is a perspective view of one of the nuts by means of which the device is secured on the ends of the animals horns.

and thus adapted to be fitted on the horns of different animals, though they may not be the same distance apart.

The device is applied as follows: I take one half of the device-say plate b-and screw its nut c on the end of one horn until it is perfectly tight. Then I take the other plate, a, and screw its nut on the end of the other horn until it is perfectly tight. Then I saw theends of the horns off even with the upper faces of the said nuts. Then I turn the plates up over the nuts and bring them together in the center and pass the pins d d through, as above described, and secure them by nuts.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the plates at I), having in one end the perforations a and slots b, threaded nuts '0, having in one end the opening 0 and the hinge-bar 0 said nuts being hinged to the ends of said plates, and bolts 01 d, passing through said perforations a and slots 12, and secured in place by nuts,substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER JOHNSON. Witnesses:

L. P. LARSON, L. E. LIEN. 

